My son and sister in law found a 7 tier dehydrator/beef jerky maker in the garbage about a week ago. We think it was used maybe one time, then sat on the shelf for decades. We already do some gardening, homesteading-y but it's hard because we live in the city. Her boyfriend drives a semi truck and is always bringing home huge boxes of fresh food on the verge of going bad and she does her best to make sure most all of it gets some use to someone. Gonna find out if that person's trash becomes our treasure with a ginormous box of organic lemons and limes, wish us luck! 😅
@ThePurposefulPantry thanks I will, there's some liners like the one you have in your citrus video, and I do have parchment paper, I'm gonna do my best 😆
We take zucchini that has grown too big, cut it into 1 inch chunks, cook it in pineapple juice and dehydrate it. Makes it taste like dried pineapple. It can take on any flavor… use apple juice, cool-aid, lemonade, etc.
Ann, if you cooked zuchinni in pineapple juice and added lemon and sugar would it be like pineapple preserves? Would bottled or canned pineapple juice work?
@@donnajohnson9647 I made last yr fake pineapple rings from zucchini, very good also jam ,same way slice way you like it add sugar,let stay 1-3 hr ,relise juice,and cook like you making jam , add orange slice and lemon , at end take out . No one can Gus’s it’s zucchini.
Good Lord!! This is the best video I've seen in my 3 years of learning to grow and store food. My garden heart is full. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Don't think I have ever thanked you. But, you are why I got a dehydrator. You have taught me how to do this properly, and I can't thank you enough. Did buy your book. Thank you, and God bless.
Same here. I watched a few videos before purchasing my dehydrator last summer, but Darcy's video as well as her website, are what got me started with dehydrating.
@@mysticalmentoringtv1140 What's your budget? What space do you have? Where are you located in the world? Those all make a difference. Here's a rundown on what I recommend (but it is US-centric) www.thepurposefulpantry.com/tips-for-buying-a-dehydrator
we just did 100 lbs of onions. we love the smell of onions. lucky us. we found a deal of 50 lb bags for 16 bucks. we peeled em and sliced them and dehydrated them. we are happy to have them bagged in mylar. we also have 10 packs of caramelized onions in our freezer. And I just did a 2 quart jar of mushrooms yesterday. totally agree with these. must haves!
I’ve been dehydrating instead of canning or freezing this year. We always grow a big garden with lots of vegetables, berries and get fruit off our trees. All the berries we grew was dehydrated for turning to powder as we need more for our smoothies, yogurt or hot cereals. We’re planning on traveling for 4 months soon in our motor home and I’m taking as much dehydrated fruits and veggies to save on weight. I already have some packaged as complete meals with onions, celery, carrots and mushrooms being staples. I harvested over 600# of tomatoes and many got dehydrated. Depending upon how I will use them determined how they were dried. Halved, sliced or leather for powdering. Sliced apples are another great staple that gets used a lot. I found good deals on 50# bags of potatoes and depending upon the variety determined how they were cut and dried for the dishes they’ll be used in. Yes, I dislike doing them but couldn’t pass the deal. Ended up with three varieties. The bulk of the greens are mixed but some spinach and kale were kept separate for other uses. The powdered mixed greens are mostly for our smoothies. Zucchini got grated for soups, muffins, cookies or bread. Others got turned into chips for snacking with a little seasoning. Citrus gets used almost daily in drinks and my husband likes to eat them all as chip’s. Actually he likes to eat everything dried as snacks lol Home grown herbs are wonderful to dry. When dry they look and smell better than store bought. Green onions are used a lot too. My goal is to buy very little food while we’re away and eat a healthy variety of foods and save our freezer space for meats. While at home we use it all but I’m curious what we use when traveling. It’s been fun experimenting drying different things this year. Things I had never given a thought about like strawberries! Thanks for all your informative videos and giving me new ideas.
That was the best video I have seen just about forever. Right now the world is being scared when dealing with the possibility of food shortages. You gave me a hint. I make my own dogs food soups and I used a good deal of frozen mixed vegetables. I will run out and buy many bags and start tomorrow. Iam so happy I found you. I have 2 Excalibur so I am no stranger to dehydrating: your hints are fantastic. Thank you.
My 30 year old dehydrator gave up the ghost about 2 months ago & I got a new one that’s fantastic. The only thing I don’t have in my pantry is zucchini. Funny cuz hubby came home from work today with an arm load of zucchini so that’s what’s in next. It’s summertime here in New Zealand . I also keep “gravel” in my pantry (dried hamburger). I’m an avid camper and go to some pretty remote and primitive areas & it’s lovely to have good foods that don’t need refrigeration, don’t take up a lot of space and aren’t too heavy. My pantry is fuller than it’s ever been before cuz last year I fell off a cliff while hiking and fractured my spine. Still in recovery. Am able to walk again, but dehydrating @ preserving have helped me to not loose my mind while I’m recovering. Tomorrow that zucchini has a date with the dehydrator. I’ve already surpassed my limit for today for standing & moving about the house. I can’t wait to try some baking with the flour. I had no idea it could be used like that. Thank you.
You fell off a cliff? Wow that sounds like a story! I'm glad you're still here to dehydrate food! I'm just starting out dehydrating and very happy to find this channel.
I just went through my dehydrated, frozen,canned goods and made some more vegetable powder. I threw in everything, but the kitchen sink, including some dehydrated apples. I made eggplant flour out my dehydrated eggplant. I did add some also to my vegetable powder. I made some delicious eggplant tortillas and enjoyed them with cream cheese for breakfast. Thanks for sharing so much of your dehydrating knowledge with us. I’ll be saving and dehydrating my strawberry tops from now on.😊👍
About a year and a half ago, I learned that you can dehydrate tomato skins and make tomato powder. I think about all the years I canned tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, etc and threw out the skins. 😮 I told my daughter about this last season and she dried her tomato skins and powdered them when she was canning. I wish I would have known about this sooner.
Onions! Lots of onions! Yellow squash, zucchini, garlic, green cabbage, bananas… I have 4 cases of quart jars filled with dehydrated canned corn. Each quart jar contains almost 7 cans of dehydrated corn! Space saver for sure.
Im usually a canner and my dehydrating was limited to jerky but I have recently started doing vegetables that have overstayed their welcome in the fridge. Ive started with apple rings, mushrooms, celery and greens for powder. I think I have a new hobby!
I have a small apartment and I am a senior citizen. I think this is the way I should go. Thank you so much I was debating about getting a dehydrator, but I do have a love affair with glass jars 😊 especially because I have no balcony to grow anything in the past. I was a sensational gardener but sometimes when you get older you have to change I’d like the idea of the freezer department.
My favorites to dehydrate are: citric, lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits! Love them and their concentrated flavors and soooo easy to do! I used them in meats, drinks, snacks, cereals, marinates, so versatile! And I use every part of the fruit in many ways... I zest the peels first, then squeeze the juices or thin slice whole defore dehydrating. And they last years in the pantry. When I zest the peels I sometime grind them, they're delicious in oatmeal and cream of wheat! Yes citric fruits are my favorite! ❤️😊
If you have a baby in your home, dehydrate and powder ALL the fruits and veggies. They are instant baby food. Just add to a bit of warm water and stir.
My son recently stopped by and happened to look into my dry pantry and said, That's cool Mom, it's really pretty. I replied it's super handy especially when you run out of the fresh veggies 🤣
Another thing, I keep all of the citrus and apple peels and dehydrate those to use in a simmer pot on the stove with a cinnamon stick and/or herbs to freshen up the air in the home and add humidity to it in the winter time.
Hi Darcy…👋🏻😀. I will be getting a glut of boysenberries and raspberries this summer. Last year it was incredible! All gifted to me. I made 84 jars of jam and jelly last, pies and hand pies last year because of the amount of berries this young couple didn’t want. They love them, but they had too much. They bought a new home and found the bushes on their property. I get dibs on everything they don’t keep. So, this year I’ll be dehydrating all of them bc of course…I have jam and jelly coming out of my ears! I give away to neighbors and friends and many got a jar for Christmas. What I’m surprised at that most people, just about all ask me for more! I did tell them not to buy any bc I have so much and they are asking for it. Makes me very happy…some return the jars, some don’t. But it’s Ok. I can’t waste these beautiful berries!
Onion, spring onion, mushrooms,corn,carrots,vegetable powder,herbs,orange, lemon , lime,grape fruit, zuchini,peppers,tomatoes,garlic,greens. Wow i really like your videos. Thanks for sharing.
My favorites are dehydrated mushrooms, rice, beans, onions and potato powder. It changed a bit since I also started canning but there is nothing simpler than a fast soup with whatever dehydrated stuff looks good at the moment in minutes.
Omg I did my oranges & lemons two weeks ago from your prev video ❤& I added it to salmon baked in the oven and I was able to eat it as is. Also used it in tea w 🍯. You are a blessing
I love dehydrated fruit and veggies. Thank you for teaching me how to do this and to powder them. All the stuff my family won't eat is now powdered and they eat it without complaining. This has been a real savings with my herb garden. I now have every spice I cook with in a dehydrated or powdered form. Sometimes both. I love your channel.
Considering the price of good herbs at the store, it is probably the best money save (and tastes so much better) to grow in your own garden or window or porch. Many herbs can tolerate cold, not -4 like we had recently (but get some frost cloth at Amazon) and it will make it through.
I can’t tell you just how thankful I am to get all of this information. I got tired of paying the high prices for Apple chips a few weeks ago so I made a decision to get a dehydrator. 😮 I absolutely love the food in my dehydrator (what few I have done) but I have been confused. So this is such valuable information for me. I’m fixing to listen to this over again to make sure I get everything. I’ll probably listen to it quite a few times actually. Lol. ❤
This is the first I'm hearing about dehydrating cooked grains and beans. This tip will help me so much. I grew my own onions and I will dehydrate whatever is left at the end of spring so I don't lose any at all. A great veggie that adds a flavor punch is celery. I cut mine on the bias to dehydrate and then some gets ground, some stays whole for stew and soup.
I semi-retired last year. Being a single mom, time was my luxury. Now, with your help, I can be logical and take this list to heart. Thank you again and again!!
I dehydrated 10 pounds of frozen hash browns early last summer when I could get them 5 pounds for 2.99 at Kroger. We took a jar on a camping trip in October and they were delish with some turkey Spam. My husband has Alpha Gal disease and can't have the regular Spam. He was really over the moon about that meal.
I started dehydrating with your book. I am old and didn't use TH-cam back then. Now that I watch your videos, I am even learning more. Very helpful video. Thank you for all the work you do to share information with us. ❤
We had an abundance of cherry tomatoes last year so I dried them and have ground some into powder and OMG.. you are so right, what a wonder flavor to add to pizza, soups, casseroles... Thanks so much for the ideas and instructions - love your channel and look forward to more of your videos.
Thanks for sharing these, Darcy. I’ve been stocking the pantry like crazy. You’d think I had a squirrel gene LOL. Several things I hadn’t thought of like the strawberry leaves for tea. I also thought of dehydrated black beans turned into powder for brownies or adding to hamburgers. Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed.
Our local store had frozen vegetables (selected varieties) on sale the whole month of November. I dehydrated as many bags as could buy & gave as Christmas gifts. I also tried making jerky for the time.
I just started researching dehydrating food. I'm so excited to get these foods ready but, I'm petrified of making my family ill. Canning is something I've done for years but dehydration is new to me. Wish me luck!
Since following you and I started dehydrating in September past, I've had fun learning and watching your videos, but according to my family -- I'm not allowed to work with onions, garlic and definitely no peppers. I go a bunch at the farm and boy was that powder HOT, even taking the lid off the jar you could smell it. 🤣🤣 Oh well, we have to start somewhere.. Thank you.
When I want to clear any house smells I turn on all those little ceiling exhaust fans on, like the one in your bathroom and like the one above your stove. I run them overnight.. all the smells go away. Lucky me I have 5 of this little exhaust fans.
Thank you. I just took cranberries off the dehydrator this morning. Washed them, cut them in half, put about 1/2 cup maple syrup on them then dried. I used two 12 oz. bags. It made about 3 good cups dried.
My favorite dehydrator food is sliced apples. Get out the mandolin and glove to save your fingers and slice up the apples. They are the best sugar free snack 😊
Awesome video! Right there with you on the potatoes, lol. Must-haves for me are tomatoes, peppers and squash. Looking at what else is needed for quick meals (cheeseburger soup? Where have I been?!). A friend makes dried onions every year, so I buy hers rather than do my own (win-win). It's funny that watermelon has become such a big thing to dehydrate in recent years. I live near the Navajo Nation. For Navajos (and other tribes), home grown watermelon, cantaloupe, squash, corn, etc. were always traditionally dried for winter eating and storage, especially if the family did not have a root cellar. I found that I prefer to dry cantaloupe and other melons as a snack, because that concentrates the sugars. There's are few things more disappointing to me than cutting into a melon that smells and looks wonderful, only to have it taste "meh". Dehydrator to the rescue! Thanks so much for all the inspiration! 🙂
I think that watermelon has such an intense flavor when dried - that it can be off putting to some. REALLY sweet - and sometimes flavorless if they don't have a great watermelon!
Zucchini dried like that makes great tzatziki. Using dried makes it less watery; just add dried to the yoghurt. There’s enough moisture in the yoghurt to rehydrate the zucchini and make a nice tzatziki. 😊
I haven't dehydrated anything yet. 😲😞 But I bought a couple of dehydraters, some extra trays for my Cosori, a book on dehydrating and some jars to store! Procrastination- the story of my life!
We go through a LOT of onions, peppers of all kinds, garlic, cabbage, celery, and carrots. I keep the celery tops and make celery salt, i keep tomato skins and powder those, and i keep all the greens that I can and powder those as well. Anything that I see that we aren't eating in time goes in the dehydrator.
Some local supermarkets around me have special shelves of reduced priced vegetables. I just bought a ton of camprini tomatoes that were a bit soft, but dried wonderfully. The taste of the dried is phenomenal and made a very tasty powder, too! I also got a ton of different colored sweet peppers that also dried well. Strawberries, too. All at 50 ‐ 75% off the original. Other things we have dried, when on sale, is turkey bacon and already cooked turkey sausage (sliced into about 1/4 inch strips). They taste great dried & can be broken up or powdered to sprinkle in a variety of dishes (ie. Pizza, eggs, sauces, etc). I'm now wanting a bigger dryer so I can do more!
One of the only items I actually buy are onions and garlic. I have nerve damage in my hands due to spinal surgeries, so I just save my hands the torture, lol. I use kitchen shears for the chives. I dehydrate tomatoes and then pulverize them. I make a lot of veggie powders and combine many to add to soups and salads. We always have mushroom powder!
I buy dried minced onions in bulk from my local store. Very reasonably priced. And they have a strong flavor. So I know they haven’t been sitting around for a long time.
Wow you just inspired me to dehydrate greens. My hubby and I used to always eat salads, spinach, beet greens etc. But he passed away last yr and now it seems to just go bad in the fridge. Think next time I get some I'll dehydrate most of it and still get the awesome nutrition they provide. 👍❤ Rose
I have enjoyed watching you for several years .You inspired me to go on a dehydrating journey since then. I started with my oven and graduated to an excalibur. I too buy on sale items and dehydrate but my original purpose was to make my own version of the popular AG1 powder. I put everything I dehydrate into this powder and eat 2 tablespoons every morning.It has helped me losing 80 pounds and getting my bloodwork back to normal parameters. Thankyou Darcy for taking the time to make your videos
Thank you. I got into this after watching a few of your videos. The deal on the Cosori that you secured for your followers is when I got mine. It is nice and quiet and effective. I now have jars of dill, beets, apples, onions, oranges, blueberries, rhubarb, ginger, and I will be making carrots again to grind into carrot powder. I can't tell you how much money and time this has saved us or how much more nutrition we get but I am very grateful for all I have learned from you and this group.
@@susan3200 please can I ask how you do the rhubarb??? Do you cook first or dehydrate from the stems? As much information you can give me I be grateful for as I have autism and need thinks to be clear and straightforward if possible. Thanks in advance for your time. I have some cooked and in freezer and I have fresh. So would love to know how to deal with them.
One thing I like to have is a lot of dehydrated apple sauce and pear sauce. I like it done from raw fruits. I don't even peel them. And yes they do turn just a little bit brown, but it doesn't affect the taste at all. I love any kind of a fruit sauce, but I don't have access to peaches, so that's a out. One of my favorite pies from my childhood is what my grandmother called an apple cobbler and I've never seen anybody else make it. She made circles of pie crust and baked them. Then she would sweeten apple sauce and make layers, crust-apple sauce-crust-apple sauce-crust, until her little pan that she used was full. Generally there were 5 layers of crust and 4 layers of applesauce, but it just depended on how much she had. Dehydrated applesauce rehydrates really fast and I love it. Win-Win 😊
I am brand new to dehydrating. I just bought a Cosari dehydrator so I am soaking up all your videos to prepare for dehydrating this season. Thank you for all your help ❤
I'm going to reverse the last 2 because canned veg have lost a lot of nutrients in the canning process - and while it can be said some grocery store products lose a lot in the trip around the world, locally sourced will be better. So that's going off a fresh use list. Once you cook it, you lose those heat-sensitive and water soluble vitamins no matter what method you use.
I have just started dehydrating foods. My favourite is mushroom powder. i have also dehydrated about 36 pounds of tomatoes so far and have made tomato powder. Oh my so much easier than canning with all the mess that goes with it. Your videos are awesome and I have learned so much. Thank you for sharing.
I slice apples into slices and small bits, add lemon juice, brown sugar and cinnamon. The bits are added to granola and the slices get eaten by the handful. A gallon jar doesn’t last long.
We use mushroom powder mostly in meatloaf, turkey burgers, and meatballs. It keeps everything super juicy. 1-2 Tbs to a pound of ground meat works for us.
I just wanted to tell you that I made celery powder!! Celery salt is too salty for me. It took 2.5 bunches of celery to make 3.5 Oz's of celery powder! Thank you for showing me this
in our supermarkets there are only white and brown mushrooms. i cut them in half and dry them, as a vegan i make goulash out of them. just use the mushrooms instead of meat. drying the mushrooms gives them the consistency of meat.for health reasons i only became a vegan when i was over 50 years old (i have been paralyzed since 22 years and have ms and had hemiparesis).at first everyone thought i had meat goulash in a pot. they tasted it and some still cook it at home. unfortunately i live in a rented place in a town.because the space is tight. but I also have a small shelf with dried greens and wouldn't want to do without it. It's garlic's turn today and my nurse won't be thrilled.because she has to peel every toe.peeled garlic is only available on the internet, not in every supermarket. but she is brave. had already peeled some last week.I poured honey over it and then in October I will take 1 teaspoon a day. I had my last cold in 1973 when I was 8 years old. Grandma and mother too. So, enough talking ^^^.
#1 dehydrated sweet onion slices . We eats them in salads , on steaks , chicken , in casserole.. I did 36 lbs of them in May we just opened our last jar. #2 mushrooms #3 celery #4 peppers ,#5 noodles for my instant noodle soup . #6 spinach , #7 kale #8 mixed veggies #9 homemade bread crumbs
Celery salt is off the cart fabulous with your dried celery! I use the same amount of each after I have powdered it!! I promise it is incredible in so many dishes like deviled eggs !!!
We make gravel. It is dehydrated ground beef. After cooking rinse the fat off and then you can add things like powdered chili mix or brown gravy mix while wet in a pan to mix it. Then dehydrate . Makes an awesome meal for camping or hiking. You can also add dehydrated corn and peas and carrots to the brown garvy one to make a sheppards pie.
Oh my stars! I am so tired of throwing away green onions!! I am thrilled I found your channel. I recently got an air fryer/dehydrator and have done mushrooms and celery! Glad to know about doing frozen onions, The mushrooms smelled great while dehydrating. I do not like raw mushrooms but really liked the flavor of dehydrated.
Essential, mixed veggies, and celery! I did not do enough celery. And strawberries and apples. I got by with just one dehydrator, but next year I will have two.
FYI...I air dry Everything over my radiant heater in my small space...no dehydrator necessary ...carrots, peas, shrooms done in a few days, fruits high sugar items take a couple weeks, and I buy dry potato flakes, scallop potatoes, etc . however I have had great success with Frozen hah browns, and other frozen veggies, as you mentioned...Thanks for the good info... 💯🙏🇺🇸
@@elle-lw1rl you are lucky to be able to leave food out, I have 2 Labradors and another lives next door all sisters and if there’s food on the side 1 will definitely eat it. But in the dehydrator they leave it be even tho they walk past the machine all the time, they like the smells of apples and strawberries. And they like to eat both raw so once I got some dried I’m sure they like em too
Depends on how you do it - I do the whole lemon all the time ;) Pith is what makes the difference - lots of pith makes it more bitter. I also do it to make it easier to dry, peel the zest off, dry the slices, then remove the pith.
Great video, thanks. I made all sorts of dehydrated foods in early 2022 in preparation for a long remote canoe trip. This included beef jerky and bannock. With fish caught during the trip, I had tons of lightweight food. It was awesome! Thanks for all your tips and recipes!! 🇨🇦
My eldest daughter is autistic. She loves flavor but can’t handle texture, especially slick. I plan to dry cilantro, cinnamon basil, and green onions from our garden to add to her food. Fingers crossed that she enjoys them.
Powders help with this a lot. I have a son w ho is highly texture sensitive, and that's how we add a ton of nutrients to our food for him - powdered vegetables and greens.
@@ThePurposefulPantry textures are hard for her. She is high functioning as well as high intelligence so it’s really hard on her. She knows she likes it but the texture stops her from enjoying it. She finds food very frustrating. She asked for a mushroom stock mix and loved it so much it gave me the idea to look into dehydration again. I grew up with dehydrating, but haven used one since getting married 22 years ago. I’m hoping it will help her with her cooking adventures, too. I have a large garden where we grow numerous foods. To be able to preserve them easily, while increasing her food choices will help give her more confidence. Canning veggies isn’t an option due to the texture issues.
@@shannonrobinson262 same here with autism and needing to try to do these things, your daughter is lucky to have you to help her. My mums gonna be helping me as of next week. Xxx
I'm kind of known as 'the lady who dehydrates everything' at my local farmers market. I'm a big advocate of dehydrating. I use my stuff all the time! 2 things--- my mushrooms don't fully powder very fine and some of my stuff still clumps in the jar even after drying again once powdered plus using silica gel packs. Any suggestions? Thank you. ( loved this video, learned a lot!)
I AM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED .. YOU HAVE PUT QUITE AN EFFORT IN PRESENTING THIS VIDEO AND I AM STUNNED AT THE EFFORT YOU SPEND IN DEHYDRATING ALL THOSE FOODS .. CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR SUCH GREAT IDEAS AND EXPLANATIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM MAY ALLAH GUIDE YOU TO THE RIGHT PATH .. THANK YOU AGAIN 🌷
My vegetables are grown locally and only in season and that's why I'm dehydrating foods. I don't want to buy from supermarkets if I can avoid it. I buy from farmers markets. Zucchini in the UK is Courgette and eggplant is Aubergine 🍆 I made my own chilli 🌶 powder now 😋 very 🔥 🥵 for my own curry powder.
As far as my pantry, I have what you have, with the exception of celery, leaves as well, and orange peels, good for flavor,or to make homemade cleaning products smell nice. Also good for a scent pot to make the house smell yummy 😋
Constantly dehydrating food - do the frozen vegetable trick all the time. I do the same thing with potatoes - but doing frozen potatoes obrien works great!! The one thing I have never done is dry greens and make powder - I will be doing that this winter!! I do have an indoor garden, so I am going to grow and dehydrate some of those greens! Thanks for your videos!
i am watching this just before going to bed which was either a wise choice, because wowzerz lady! your noggin is so full of information and you are so resourceful! and my brain feels like it needs to sleep now because it just worked really hard and on top of that there is excitement... which might be why watching this before bed might backfire on me. Because now I am going to be daydreaming about all the things I want to start doing! Thank you so much for sharing all this info! I recently bought a kilowatt meter to see how much electricity my dehydrator was actually using. I don't recall the exact amount off the top of my head as I am writing this, but it was MUCH cheaper than I had expected. so now I am practicing with different things.
I’ve done this the last 4 nights, Saturday night I didn’t sleep at all -usual for some with autism, but ment I could watch a lot!!! Lol and I then ordered lots at the shop to click and collect for today so that tomorrow I start working xx
Whoever happened upon the idea of mushroom powder was a genius... I found Porcini mushroom powder at a whole foods store, & I've become addicted to it! Add it into mashed potatoes with butter or cream & a little garlic salt & cracked pepper- & you will wonder what you ever ate before...
I tried my new dehydrator machine today! I'm very happy. I did one tray of shredded carrots and one tray of chopped, frozen spinach. Your video about frozen veggies was Very helpful. I did let it sit for awhile. Then broke up the pieces and spread evenly. I eat all organic and locally grown food, so this is such good information about storing seasonal foods! Thank you!
What do you consider to be essential foods for your dehydrated pantry? www.thepurposefulpantry.com/essential-dehydrated-foods-for-the-pantry/
Pumpkin powder and peas and carrots or peas and carrots powder.
Garlic onions peppers vegetables
I actually have a question, the dehydrated Zucchini, could it be used in Zucchini bread/muffins?
@@MamaKittieKat th-cam.com/video/0tp6eZwl56g/w-d-xo.html
My daughter loves oranges and here in PA there super expensive can you dehydrate them?
My son and sister in law found a 7 tier dehydrator/beef jerky maker in the garbage about a week ago. We think it was used maybe one time, then sat on the shelf for decades. We already do some gardening, homesteading-y but it's hard because we live in the city. Her boyfriend drives a semi truck and is always bringing home huge boxes of fresh food on the verge of going bad and she does her best to make sure most all of it gets some use to someone. Gonna find out if that person's trash becomes our treasure with a ginormous box of organic lemons and limes, wish us luck! 😅
Awesome!! If it has a temperature control, turn it down to 125F or under to help keep that citrus' color.
@@ThePurposefulPantry no controls, just plug and play 🤣 I gotta read the booklet still for citrus tips
Know that the citrus may turn brown...rotate the trays often during the process!
@ThePurposefulPantry thanks I will, there's some liners like the one you have in your citrus video, and I do have parchment paper, I'm gonna do my best 😆
We take zucchini that has grown too big, cut it into 1 inch chunks, cook it in pineapple juice and dehydrate it. Makes it taste like dried pineapple. It can take on any flavor… use apple juice, cool-aid, lemonade, etc.
Thanks cant stand zukinni myself but will try this
Ann, if you cooked zuchinni in pineapple juice and added lemon and sugar would it be like pineapple preserves? Would bottled or canned pineapple juice work?
@@donnajohnson9647 we always use canned pineapple juice.
Great idea, thanks!
@@donnajohnson9647 I made last yr fake pineapple rings from zucchini, very good also jam ,same way slice way you like it add sugar,let stay 1-3 hr ,relise juice,and cook like you making jam , add orange slice and lemon , at end take out . No one can Gus’s it’s zucchini.
Good Lord!! This is the best video I've seen in my 3 years of learning to grow and store food. My garden heart is full. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Glad it was helpful!
Mushroom powder is my “secret ingredient” in my fried rice!😊
Great tip!
Oh, I’ll have to try that next time I make fried rice
Don't think I have ever thanked you. But, you are why I got a dehydrator. You have taught me how to do this properly, and I can't thank you enough. Did buy your book. Thank you, and God bless.
I'm so glad I could be helpful, Janis! And I hope the book helps you tons!
Me too! She is so inspiring!!🤯💕
Same here. I watched a few videos before purchasing my dehydrator last summer, but Darcy's video as well as her website, are what got me started with dehydrating.
Any recommendation on a dehydrator?
@@mysticalmentoringtv1140 What's your budget? What space do you have? Where are you located in the world? Those all make a difference. Here's a rundown on what I recommend (but it is US-centric) www.thepurposefulpantry.com/tips-for-buying-a-dehydrator
I love greens that I grow. My bf doesn't like many vegetables. I could so openly hide so many things for him. Thanks
we just did 100 lbs of onions. we love the smell of onions. lucky us. we found a deal of 50 lb bags for 16 bucks. we peeled em and sliced them and dehydrated them. we are happy to have them bagged in mylar. we also have 10 packs of caramelized onions in our freezer. And I just did a 2 quart jar of mushrooms yesterday. totally agree with these. must haves!
I dehydrate the skins and ends for homemade broths. I do this with all vegetable scraps, it saves on freezer space
I’ve been dehydrating instead of canning or freezing this year. We always grow a big garden with lots of vegetables, berries and get fruit off our trees. All the berries we grew was dehydrated for turning to powder as we need more for our smoothies, yogurt or hot cereals. We’re planning on traveling for 4 months soon in our motor home and I’m taking as much dehydrated fruits and veggies to save on weight. I already have some packaged as complete meals with onions, celery, carrots and mushrooms being staples.
I harvested over 600# of tomatoes and many got dehydrated. Depending upon how I will use them determined how they were dried. Halved, sliced or leather for powdering.
Sliced apples are another great staple that gets used a lot.
I found good deals on 50# bags of potatoes and depending upon the variety determined how they were cut and dried for the dishes they’ll be used in. Yes, I dislike doing them but couldn’t pass the deal. Ended up with three varieties.
The bulk of the greens are mixed but some spinach and kale were kept separate for other uses. The powdered mixed greens are mostly for our smoothies.
Zucchini got grated for soups, muffins, cookies or bread. Others got turned into chips for snacking with a little seasoning.
Citrus gets used almost daily in drinks and my husband likes to eat them all as chip’s. Actually he likes to eat everything dried as snacks lol
Home grown herbs are wonderful to dry. When dry they look and smell better than store bought. Green onions are used a lot too.
My goal is to buy very little food while we’re away and eat a healthy variety of foods and save our freezer space for meats.
While at home we use it all but I’m curious what we use when traveling.
It’s been fun experimenting drying different things this year. Things I had never given a thought about like strawberries!
Thanks for all your informative videos and giving me new ideas.
That was the best video I have seen just about forever. Right now the world is being scared when dealing with the possibility of food shortages. You gave me a hint. I make my own dogs food soups and I used a good deal of frozen mixed vegetables. I will run out and buy many bags and start tomorrow. Iam so happy I found you. I have 2 Excalibur so I am no stranger to dehydrating: your hints are fantastic. Thank you.
My 30 year old dehydrator gave up the ghost about 2 months ago & I got a new one that’s fantastic. The only thing I don’t have in my pantry is zucchini. Funny cuz hubby came home from work today with an arm load of zucchini so that’s what’s in next. It’s summertime here in New Zealand . I also keep “gravel” in my pantry (dried hamburger). I’m an avid camper and go to some pretty remote and primitive areas & it’s lovely to have good foods that don’t need refrigeration, don’t take up a lot of space and aren’t too heavy.
My pantry is fuller than it’s ever been before cuz last year I fell off a cliff while hiking and fractured my spine. Still in recovery. Am able to walk again, but dehydrating @ preserving have helped me to not loose my mind while I’m recovering. Tomorrow that zucchini has a date with the dehydrator. I’ve already surpassed my limit for today for standing & moving about the house. I can’t wait to try some baking with the flour. I had no idea it could be used like that. Thank you.
You fell off a cliff? Wow that sounds like a story! I'm glad you're still here to dehydrate food! I'm just starting out dehydrating and very happy to find this channel.
@@robyn_rainbow yup, luckily I don’t remember anything. I did it on my birthday as well.
@@womensarmycorpsveteran2904 wow what a terrible birthday present!
I just went through my dehydrated, frozen,canned goods and made some more vegetable powder. I threw in everything, but the kitchen sink, including some dehydrated apples.
I made eggplant flour out my dehydrated eggplant. I did add some also to my vegetable powder.
I made some delicious eggplant tortillas and enjoyed them with cream cheese for breakfast.
Thanks for sharing so much of your dehydrating knowledge with us. I’ll be saving and dehydrating my strawberry tops from now on.😊👍
Wait. Eggplant flour? 🍆
About a year and a half ago, I learned that you can dehydrate tomato skins and make tomato powder. I think about all the years I canned tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, etc and threw out the skins. 😮 I told my daughter about this last season and she dried her tomato skins and powdered them when she was canning. I wish I would have known about this sooner.
My go to’s for dehydrated food are Spinach, Onions and carrots. I use them in almost everything.😅😁
Onions! Lots of onions!
Yellow squash, zucchini, garlic, green cabbage, bananas…
I have 4 cases of quart jars filled with dehydrated canned corn. Each quart jar contains almost 7 cans of dehydrated corn! Space saver for sure.
Im usually a canner and my dehydrating was limited to jerky but I have recently started doing vegetables that have overstayed their welcome in the fridge. Ive started with apple rings, mushrooms, celery and greens for powder. I think I have a new hobby!
I bought frozen hash brown potatoes and they dried beautifully. To use them just soak them and then fry them as usual.
GMTA!!!
I have a small apartment and I am a senior citizen. I think this is the way I should go. Thank you so much I was debating about getting a dehydrator, but I do have a love affair with glass jars 😊 especially because I have no balcony to grow anything in the past. I was a sensational gardener but sometimes when you get older you have to change I’d like the idea of the freezer department.
My favorites to dehydrate are: citric, lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits! Love them and their concentrated flavors and soooo easy to do! I used them in meats, drinks, snacks, cereals, marinates, so versatile! And I use every part of the fruit in many ways... I zest the peels first, then squeeze the juices or thin slice whole defore dehydrating. And they last years in the pantry. When I zest the peels I sometime grind them, they're delicious in oatmeal and cream of wheat! Yes citric fruits are my favorite! ❤️😊
If you have a baby in your home, dehydrate and powder ALL the fruits and veggies. They are instant baby food. Just add to a bit of warm water and stir.
But it is important to get a safe consistency for whatever stage that baby is in. Too thick can be a choking hazard and cause some stomach issues.
My son recently stopped by and happened to look into my dry pantry and said, That's cool Mom, it's really pretty. I replied it's super handy especially when you run out of the fresh veggies 🤣
Another thing, I keep all of the citrus and apple peels and dehydrate those to use in a simmer pot on the stove with a cinnamon stick and/or herbs to freshen up the air in the home and add humidity to it in the winter time.
Apple peel powder is amazing in Oatmeal or jello.
Hi Darcy…👋🏻😀. I will be getting a glut of boysenberries and raspberries this summer. Last year it was incredible! All gifted to me. I made 84 jars of jam and jelly last, pies and hand pies last year because of the amount of berries this young couple didn’t want. They love them, but they had too much. They bought a new home and found the bushes on their property. I get dibs on everything they don’t keep. So, this year I’ll be dehydrating all of them bc of course…I have jam and jelly coming out of my ears! I give away to neighbors and friends and many got a jar for Christmas. What I’m surprised at that most people, just about all ask me for more! I did tell them not to buy any bc I have so much and they are asking for it. Makes me very happy…some return the jars, some don’t. But it’s Ok. I can’t waste these beautiful berries!
What a treat!!
Ask for a $2 deposit on the jars!
Tell them they can have refills upon returning that jar, they are getting very expensive nowadays
Onion, spring onion, mushrooms,corn,carrots,vegetable powder,herbs,orange, lemon , lime,grape fruit, zuchini,peppers,tomatoes,garlic,greens. Wow i really like your videos. Thanks for sharing.
My favorites are dehydrated mushrooms, rice, beans, onions and potato powder.
It changed a bit since I also started canning but there is nothing simpler than a fast soup with whatever dehydrated stuff looks good at the moment in minutes.
Thanks for sharing!!
Love the smell of onion and garlic dehydrating in my house.
Omg I did my oranges & lemons two weeks ago from your prev video ❤& I added it to salmon baked in the oven and I was able to eat it as is. Also used it in tea w 🍯. You are a blessing
But YOU did the work - way to go!
One of my favorites to dehydrate is Rotel Tomatoes. I love adding the dry to recipes. I think there are a lot of uses after dried.
I love dehydrated fruit and veggies. Thank you for teaching me how to do this and to powder them. All the stuff my family won't eat is now powdered and they eat it without complaining. This has been a real savings with my herb garden. I now have every spice I cook with in a dehydrated or powdered form. Sometimes both. I love your channel.
Considering the price of good herbs at the store, it is probably the best money save (and tastes so much better) to grow in your own garden or window or porch. Many herbs can tolerate cold, not -4 like we had recently (but get some frost cloth at Amazon) and it will make it through.
So glad you're learning how to make this work for you!
I have a bucket of charcoal I keep in the room when I'm dehydrating onions. Charcoal absorbs the smell.
I can’t tell you just how thankful I am to get all of this information. I got tired of paying the high prices for Apple chips a few weeks ago so I made a decision to get a dehydrator. 😮 I absolutely love the food in my dehydrator (what few I have done) but I have been confused. So this is such valuable information for me. I’m fixing to listen to this over again to make sure I get everything. I’ll probably listen to it quite a few times actually. Lol. ❤
I have this for you, too: www.thepurposefulpantry.com/dehydrating-faq/
This is the first I'm hearing about dehydrating cooked grains and beans. This tip will help me so much. I grew my own onions and I will dehydrate whatever is left at the end of spring so I don't lose any at all. A great veggie that adds a flavor punch is celery. I cut mine on the bias to dehydrate and then some gets ground, some stays whole for stew and soup.
Glad it was helpful!
I semi-retired last year. Being a single mom, time was my luxury. Now, with your help, I can be logical and take this list to heart. Thank you again and again!!
I dehydrated 10 pounds of frozen hash browns early last summer when I could get them 5 pounds for 2.99 at Kroger. We took a jar on a camping trip in October and they were delish with some turkey Spam. My husband has Alpha Gal disease and can't have the regular Spam. He was really over the moon about that meal.
Hey great idea
I started dehydrating with your book. I am old and didn't use TH-cam back then. Now that I watch your videos, I am even learning more. Very helpful video. Thank you for all the work you do to share information with us. ❤
Stinging nettle is good as a vegetable, very nutritious or as an anti histamine and good for your kidneys. For me a must have.
We had an abundance of cherry tomatoes last year so I dried them and have ground some into powder and OMG.. you are so right, what a wonder flavor to add to pizza, soups, casseroles...
Thanks so much for the ideas and instructions - love your channel and look forward to more of your videos.
Sounds great! and thanks!
I like to dehydrate green onions so that I always have them on hand to flavor rice as I cook it.
Thanks for sharing these, Darcy. I’ve been stocking the pantry like crazy. You’d think I had a squirrel gene LOL. Several things I hadn’t thought of like the strawberry leaves for tea. I also thought of dehydrated black beans turned into powder for brownies or adding to hamburgers.
Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed.
Green onions from my own garden were the first dehydrating experiment I did ❤❤❤
Our local store had frozen vegetables (selected varieties) on sale the whole month of November. I dehydrated as many bags as could buy & gave as Christmas gifts. I also tried making jerky for the time.
That’s awesome 🎉
And with a pantry full of dehydrated food if our electricity is cut, and lose our frozen food, at least we will have dried food in the pantry👍🏻🥰
I dehydrate peas and carrots, green beans, broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, greens, scallions, garlic, rice, potatoes, citrus, dill, rosemary, mint, chives, and basil.
I just started researching dehydrating food. I'm so excited to get these foods ready but, I'm petrified of making my family ill. Canning is something I've done for years but dehydration is new to me. Wish me luck!
dehydrated green onions are wonderful in rice and also quiche as well.
This is a great video. Thanks for the links. I just started a small garden this year and I'm ready to harvest. My herbs, peppers, and late tomatoes.
Since following you and I started dehydrating in September past, I've had fun learning and watching your videos, but according to my family -- I'm not allowed to work with onions, garlic and definitely no peppers. I go a bunch at the farm and boy was that powder HOT, even taking the lid off the jar you could smell it. 🤣🤣 Oh well, we have to start somewhere.. Thank you.
Whenever you can - do those outside :) Then you can still have them!
I dehydrated onions and garlic in my bathroom (remove towels first) - moved the machine there, opened window /closed door.
It worked very well.
Good way to keep the family grin lolly-gagging in the bathroom, I'd be in and out of there quick as possible.
When I want to clear any house smells I turn on all those little ceiling exhaust fans on, like the one in your bathroom and like the one above your stove. I run them overnight.. all the smells go away. Lucky me I have 5 of this little exhaust fans.
Thank you. I just took cranberries off the dehydrator this morning. Washed them, cut them in half, put about 1/2 cup maple syrup on them then dried. I used two 12 oz. bags. It made about 3 good cups dried.
My favorite dehydrator food is sliced apples. Get out the mandolin and glove to save your fingers and slice up the apples. They are the best sugar free snack 😊
Awesome video! Right there with you on the potatoes, lol. Must-haves for me are tomatoes, peppers and squash. Looking at what else is needed for quick meals (cheeseburger soup? Where have I been?!). A friend makes dried onions every year, so I buy hers rather than do my own (win-win). It's funny that watermelon has become such a big thing to dehydrate in recent years. I live near the Navajo Nation. For Navajos (and other tribes), home grown watermelon, cantaloupe, squash, corn, etc. were always traditionally dried for winter eating and storage, especially if the family did not have a root cellar. I found that I prefer to dry cantaloupe and other melons as a snack, because that concentrates the sugars. There's are few things more disappointing to me than cutting into a melon that smells and looks wonderful, only to have it taste "meh". Dehydrator to the rescue! Thanks so much for all the inspiration! 🙂
I think that watermelon has such an intense flavor when dried - that it can be off putting to some. REALLY sweet - and sometimes flavorless if they don't have a great watermelon!
Zucchini dried like that makes great tzatziki. Using dried makes it less watery; just add dried to the yoghurt. There’s enough moisture in the yoghurt to rehydrate the zucchini and make a nice tzatziki. 😊
I haven't dehydrated anything yet. 😲😞
But I bought a couple of dehydraters, some extra trays for my Cosori, a book on dehydrating and some jars to store! Procrastination- the story of my life!
I'll challenge you to get one out, put some frozen veggies on and get your first project under your belt!
@@ThePurposefulPantry I accept your challenge! 😁 And I'll report back next Saturday. Thank you!
We go through a LOT of onions, peppers of all kinds, garlic, cabbage, celery, and carrots. I keep the celery tops and make celery salt, i keep tomato skins and powder those, and i keep all the greens that I can and powder those as well. Anything that I see that we aren't eating in time goes in the dehydrator.
Some local supermarkets around me have special shelves of reduced priced vegetables. I just bought a ton of camprini tomatoes that were a bit soft, but dried wonderfully. The taste of the dried is phenomenal and made a very tasty powder, too! I also got a ton of different colored sweet peppers that also dried well. Strawberries, too. All at 50 ‐ 75% off the original. Other things we have dried, when on sale, is turkey bacon and already cooked turkey sausage (sliced into about 1/4 inch strips). They taste great dried & can be broken up or powdered to sprinkle in a variety of dishes (ie. Pizza, eggs, sauces, etc). I'm now wanting a bigger dryer so I can do more!
I love the smell of the onions.
One of the only items I actually buy are onions and garlic. I have nerve damage in my hands due to spinal surgeries, so I just save my hands the torture, lol. I use kitchen shears for the chives. I dehydrate tomatoes and then pulverize them. I make a lot of veggie powders and combine many to add to soups and salads. We always have mushroom powder!
I buy dried minced onions in bulk from my local store. Very reasonably priced. And they have a strong flavor. So I know they haven’t been sitting around for a long time.
Wow you just inspired me to dehydrate greens. My hubby and I used to always eat salads, spinach, beet greens etc. But he passed away last yr and now it seems to just go bad in the fridge. Think next time I get some I'll dehydrate most of it and still get the awesome nutrition they provide. 👍❤ Rose
So sorry, Rose - but yay on finding a way to continue on with it!
I dehydrate everything fresh from the garden.I’ve never had a problem and I know it doesn’t have pesticides
I have enjoyed watching you for several years .You inspired me to go on a dehydrating journey since then. I started with my oven and graduated to an excalibur. I too buy on sale items and dehydrate but my original purpose was to make my own version of the popular AG1 powder. I put everything I dehydrate into this powder and eat 2 tablespoons every morning.It has helped me losing 80 pounds and getting my bloodwork back to normal parameters. Thankyou Darcy for taking the time to make your videos
Thank you. I got into this after watching a few of your videos. The deal on the Cosori that you secured for your followers is when I got mine. It is nice and quiet and effective. I now have jars of dill, beets, apples, onions, oranges, blueberries, rhubarb, ginger, and I will be making carrots again to grind into carrot powder. I can't tell you how much money and time this has saved us or how much more nutrition we get but I am very grateful for all I have learned from you and this group.
That's awesome, Susan! I'm so glad you've done the work and have been able to stock your pantry and feed your family better that way!
@@susan3200 please can I ask how you do the rhubarb??? Do you cook first or dehydrate from the stems?
As much information you can give me I be grateful for as I have autism and need thinks to be clear and straightforward if possible.
Thanks in advance for your time.
I have some cooked and in freezer and I have fresh. So would love to know how to deal with them.
I love dehydrating greens. I hang them and then put them in my grinder. They add nutrients and color to almost everything I make. Love them!!
One thing I like to have is a lot of dehydrated apple sauce and pear sauce. I like it done from raw fruits. I don't even peel them. And yes they do turn just a little bit brown, but it doesn't affect the taste at all. I love any kind of a fruit sauce, but I don't have access to peaches, so that's a out. One of my favorite pies from my childhood is what my grandmother called an apple cobbler and I've never seen anybody else make it. She made circles of pie crust and baked them. Then she would sweeten apple sauce and make layers, crust-apple sauce-crust-apple sauce-crust, until her little pan that she used was full. Generally there were 5 layers of crust and 4 layers of applesauce, but it just depended on how much she had. Dehydrated applesauce rehydrates really fast and I love it. Win-Win 😊
That sounds really great!!
Can I ask how you rehydrate apple sauce? I’m new to this and only just started don’t have anything fully dried yet lol
I am brand new to dehydrating. I just bought a Cosari dehydrator so I am soaking up all your videos to prepare for dehydrating this season. Thank you for all your help ❤
You're Such a Great Person to do all that for your Family
1)Out of your garden
2)Out of the freezer
3)Canned
4)Grocery produce
This is first to last for nutrients in fruits & vegetables
Ty❤
I'm going to reverse the last 2 because canned veg have lost a lot of nutrients in the canning process - and while it can be said some grocery store products lose a lot in the trip around the world, locally sourced will be better. So that's going off a fresh use list. Once you cook it, you lose those heat-sensitive and water soluble vitamins no matter what method you use.
This lady is an absolute gem. 💎 Finally got a Cosori, about to binge watch and dry everything!! 👍❤️
I've never done any dehydrating. I have a dehydrater. Now I'm excited to start.
I have just started dehydrating foods. My favourite is mushroom powder. i have also dehydrated about 36 pounds of tomatoes so far and have made tomato powder. Oh my so much easier than canning with all the mess that goes with it. Your videos are awesome and I have learned so much. Thank you for sharing.
I slice apples into slices and small bits, add lemon juice, brown sugar and cinnamon. The bits are added to granola and the slices get eaten by the handful. A gallon jar doesn’t last long.
We use mushroom powder mostly in meatloaf, turkey burgers, and meatballs.
It keeps everything super juicy. 1-2 Tbs to a pound of ground meat works for us.
I just wanted to tell you that I made celery powder!! Celery salt is too salty for me. It took 2.5 bunches of celery to make 3.5 Oz's of celery powder! Thank you for showing me this
You're so welcome!
in our supermarkets there are only white and brown mushrooms. i cut them in half and dry them, as a vegan i make goulash out of them. just use the mushrooms instead of meat. drying the mushrooms gives them the consistency of meat.for health reasons i only became a vegan when i was over 50 years old (i have been paralyzed since 22 years and have ms and had hemiparesis).at first everyone thought i had meat goulash in a pot. they tasted it and some still cook it at home. unfortunately i live in a rented place in a town.because the space is tight. but I also have a small shelf with dried greens and wouldn't want to do without it. It's garlic's turn today and my nurse won't be thrilled.because she has to peel every toe.peeled garlic is only available on the internet, not in every supermarket. but she is brave. had already peeled some last week.I poured honey over it and then in October I will take 1 teaspoon a day. I had my last cold in 1973 when I was 8 years old. Grandma and mother too. So, enough talking ^^^.
#1 dehydrated sweet onion slices . We eats them in salads , on steaks , chicken , in casserole.. I did 36 lbs of them in May we just opened our last jar. #2 mushrooms #3 celery #4 peppers ,#5 noodles for my instant noodle soup . #6 spinach , #7 kale #8 mixed veggies #9 homemade bread crumbs
Celery salt is off the cart fabulous with your dried celery! I use the same amount of each after I have powdered it!! I promise it is incredible in so many dishes like deviled eggs !!!
I’m sooooooo glad I found your channel today. I’m going to review a your videos and get this section of my pantry built up
My family loves dehydrated okra. It makes a great snack! It is also handy for cooking, without taking up that valuable freezer space.
I sprinkle ranch seasoning on my okra before dehydrating.
This is an AWESOME idea.
You are the Swiss Army knife of dehydrating queens.😊 Except we can depend on you having what is asked for when needed. Love it.
You had a new subscriber with" keep the strawberry tops" for teas❣️❣️
We make gravel. It is dehydrated ground beef. After cooking rinse the fat off and then you can add things like powdered chili mix or brown gravy mix while wet in a pan to mix it. Then dehydrate . Makes an awesome meal for camping or hiking. You can also add dehydrated corn and peas and carrots to the brown garvy one to make a sheppards pie.
How long and at what temperature do you dehydrate it at please? Thank you
I've just found your channel and watching this video, I'm from NZ.This is exactly the info I wanted and then some.
You are Gold!
Oh my stars! I am so tired of throwing away green onions!! I am thrilled I found your channel. I recently got an air fryer/dehydrator and have done mushrooms and celery! Glad to know about doing frozen onions, The mushrooms smelled great while dehydrating. I do not like raw mushrooms but really liked the flavor of dehydrated.
Essential, mixed veggies, and celery! I did not do enough celery. And strawberries and apples. I got by with just one dehydrator, but next year I will have two.
Sounds great!
FYI...I air dry Everything over my radiant heater in my small space...no dehydrator necessary ...carrots, peas, shrooms done in a few days, fruits high sugar items take a couple weeks, and I buy dry potato flakes, scallop potatoes, etc . however I have had great success with Frozen hah browns, and other frozen veggies, as you mentioned...Thanks for the good info... 💯🙏🇺🇸
Whatever works for you!
@@elle-lw1rl you are lucky to be able to leave food out, I have 2 Labradors and another lives next door all sisters and if there’s food on the side 1 will definitely eat it. But in the dehydrator they leave it be even tho they walk past the machine all the time, they like the smells of apples and strawberries. And they like to eat both raw so once I got some dried I’m sure they like em too
I have dehydrated lemon peel. It has more vit. C than orange.
Then used a coffee grinder to turn to powder. Great in teas .
If you dehydrated it above 135F, it has lost a lot of it's Vitamin C - dry it low..or air dry it to keep that.
@@ThePurposefulPantry thanks. Also only process the peel, the rest is bitter
Depends on how you do it - I do the whole lemon all the time ;) Pith is what makes the difference - lots of pith makes it more bitter. I also do it to make it easier to dry, peel the zest off, dry the slices, then remove the pith.
Great video, thanks. I made all sorts of dehydrated foods in early 2022 in preparation for a long remote canoe trip. This included beef jerky and bannock. With fish caught during the trip, I had tons of lightweight food. It was awesome! Thanks for all your tips and recipes!! 🇨🇦
My eldest daughter is autistic. She loves flavor but can’t handle texture, especially slick. I plan to dry cilantro, cinnamon basil, and green onions from our garden to add to her food. Fingers crossed that she enjoys them.
Powders help with this a lot. I have a son w ho is highly texture sensitive, and that's how we add a ton of nutrients to our food for him - powdered vegetables and greens.
@@ThePurposefulPantry textures are hard for her. She is high functioning as well as high intelligence so it’s really hard on her. She knows she likes it but the texture stops her from enjoying it. She finds food very frustrating. She asked for a mushroom stock mix and loved it so much it gave me the idea to look into dehydration again.
I grew up with dehydrating, but haven used one since getting married 22 years ago. I’m hoping it will help her with her cooking adventures, too. I have a large garden where we grow numerous foods. To be able to preserve them easily, while increasing her food choices will help give her more confidence. Canning veggies isn’t an option due to the texture issues.
Mine as well! She priced out commercial veg powder, and we bought a dehydrator instead!
@@shannonrobinson262 same here with autism and needing to try to do these things, your daughter is lucky to have you to help her. My mums gonna be helping me as of next week. Xxx
I'm kind of known as 'the lady who dehydrates everything' at my local farmers market. I'm a big advocate of dehydrating. I use my stuff all the time! 2 things--- my mushrooms don't fully powder very fine and some of my stuff still clumps in the jar even after drying again once powdered plus using silica gel packs. Any suggestions? Thank you. ( loved this video, learned a lot!)
Use arrowroot powder. www.thepurposefulpantry.com/keep-dehydrated-powders-dry/
In Florida, I have never seen a food clearance area except for expiring bakery items and maybe a tiny bit off meat on the day of expiry
I AM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED .. YOU HAVE PUT QUITE AN EFFORT IN PRESENTING THIS VIDEO AND I AM STUNNED AT THE EFFORT YOU SPEND IN DEHYDRATING ALL THOSE FOODS .. CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR SUCH GREAT IDEAS AND EXPLANATIONS ON HOW TO USE THEM
MAY ALLAH GUIDE YOU TO THE RIGHT PATH .. THANK YOU AGAIN 🌷
About the tomatoes for anyone dealing with inflammation: the lectins are in the skin and seeds
Got a cosori dehydrator for Christmas and I found you. Excited to do this. Thank you for awesome videos.
Mixed veggies, corn, zuchinni, all peppers, onions, garlic, and most important tomatoes is what I do and lemons limes and oranges
My vegetables are grown locally and only in season and that's why I'm dehydrating foods. I don't want to buy from supermarkets if I can avoid it. I buy from farmers markets.
Zucchini in the UK is Courgette and eggplant is Aubergine 🍆 I made my own chilli 🌶 powder now 😋 very 🔥 🥵 for my own curry powder.
I'm glad you have that ability - not everyone does.
As far as my pantry, I have what you have, with the exception of celery, leaves as well, and orange peels, good for flavor,or to make homemade cleaning products smell nice. Also good for a scent pot to make the house smell yummy 😋
I enjoy using my organic frozen mixed veggies in soups!!! It adds another dimension of flavor.
Parsley I grew. Celery I grew. Onions I grew. Basil I grew. As hubby says…. Those greenies she adds really helps the flavor of meals!
Constantly dehydrating food - do the frozen vegetable trick all the time. I do the same thing with potatoes - but doing frozen potatoes obrien works great!! The one thing I have never done is dry greens and make powder - I will be doing that this winter!! I do have an indoor garden, so I am going to grow and dehydrate some of those greens! Thanks for your videos!
Tip for yellow squash: grate, dehydrate & powder. I use a little bit for that buttery look in mashed potatoes or as thickener in casseroles.
i am watching this just before going to bed which was either a wise choice, because wowzerz lady! your noggin is so full of information and you are so resourceful! and my brain feels like it needs to sleep now because it just worked really hard and on top of that there is excitement... which might be why watching this before bed might backfire on me. Because now I am going to be daydreaming about all the things I want to start doing!
Thank you so much for sharing all this info! I recently bought a kilowatt meter to see how much electricity my dehydrator was actually using. I don't recall the exact amount off the top of my head as I am writing this, but it was MUCH cheaper than I had expected. so now I am practicing with different things.
Yep - I pay about .75/1.50 per day depending on the project -- and $30/a month on all the food I preserve is worth it to me.
I’ve done this the last 4 nights, Saturday night I didn’t sleep at all -usual for some with autism, but ment I could watch a lot!!! Lol and I then ordered lots at the shop to click and collect for today so that tomorrow I start working xx
Whoever happened upon the idea of mushroom powder was a genius... I found Porcini mushroom powder at a whole foods store, & I've become addicted to it!
Add it into mashed potatoes with butter or cream & a little garlic salt & cracked pepper- & you will wonder what you ever ate before...
I tried my new dehydrator machine today! I'm very happy. I did one tray of shredded carrots and one tray of chopped, frozen spinach. Your video about frozen veggies was Very helpful. I did let it sit for awhile. Then broke up the pieces and spread evenly. I eat all organic and locally grown food, so this is such good information about storing seasonal foods! Thank you!
Awesome! Glad you had such a great first time out!